Two tips will make sure your project comes out this well: Choose tea towels in the same color family but with different patterns so they're not too matchy, and use a super-bright yarn to make it look modern, not craftsy. I've never met an $8 table runner I've loved so much. Heck, I've never met any runner I've loved so much!

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Step 1: Gather your materials

This 4-pack Elly tea-towel set was $3.95 at Ikea. The only other items you'll need are a roll of yarn—hot pink is fun—and a thick yarn needle. I got both at Michaels.

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Step 2: Start sewing

Line up two towels end to end. Cut a piece of yarn that's three times as long as the towels' width. Angle the stitches on your first pass so that when you make the second pass, they become X's. Repeat with as many towels as fit the length of your table.

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Step 3: Do the tassels

A: Wrap a 7-foot piece of yarn around a 6-inch piece of cardboard.

B: Slide yarn off board and tie with another 12-inch piece.

C: Snip the ends of the loops so you get fringe.

D: Fold down half the fringe and tie a piece of yarn around the top.

E: Tuck ends of tie into fringe with the needle.

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Step 4: Add the finishing touches

Make three more tassels, one for each corner of the runner. Affix them to the corners by making an X with the yarn at the top of the tassel. I love how happy it makes the table look!

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